Thursday, April 18, 2013

Thank you so, so much to every single amazing person who entered and helped spread the word about the Sweet books this week!!! I am so grateful for you. I decided to add extra swag winners, based on swag/stamp availability. :) I wish I had the funds to send each one of you something special. xoxo (See "condolence prize" at the bottom of this post. . .)

* * * Winners, email me at wendyhigginswrites at gmail dot com with your full name and address! The swag is a bookmark and bookplate sticker, so I MUST have your address in order to send them. Please email me so I can keep track of who's responded (no DMs via other social networks, please.)

7 Sweet Peril ARC Winners!

Gaby Pendragon/Navarro

Erin bookklovr22

Kellee Fabre

Courtney Cadenhead

Catherine Schwartz

Karis Valentine Cole

Leticia @osoordinary

10 International Swag Winners!

Katie Olley

Vivian Mah @V97_

Nyx @nyxdraven

Kendall @BookCrazy1

merrylandsgirl/@Onyx_DaemonLove/Fatema

Chlicy Cat @ChelsieLichty

Richa Parande @CityOfBooks_YA

BukNerd @BukSessed

Shierak @Lyanna_T
Gaby Oretsev @GabyLafara

12 U.S. Swag Winners!

Cassie Junkin @mikewestonn

Rachel Schroeder @raetazed

Brooke DelVecchio

Taherah @Booksasuknowit

Heather Andrews

Farrah Sayyed

Angelina Marin @Queen_Angie_89

Ashley @wanderingpages

Priscilla Rivera

Zara Hoffman @AuthZH

Lisa @Dizneeee

Sharon Xiang @sharona2016

Aura Charm Winner!

Kajal Kaushal @YoloMatata

"CONDOLENCE PRIZE"

Since we are SO close to the publication date, HarperTeen has decided to release the first 7 chapters of SWEET PERIL to hold you over until April 30th! Here you go, my lovely Sweeties. Just click on the linky below. :)

This is the aura charm being given away! Hot pink for passionate love, and yellow for happiness,
because this is what I wish for all of you.

If you're not familiar with Vivian Hebel of HebelDesign, she is incredibly talented. She loves YA books, and she has been inspired to create gorgeous jewelry based on many well-loved stories, including Sweet Evil and Sweet Peril! Everything from the turquoise heart given to Anna by Kai in SE, or the angel necklace given to Patti by Anna in SP, can be found HERE!!! Truly amazing stuff.

HOW TO ENTER:

This contest requires participation via Twitter OR Facebook. (If you don't have facebook or twitter, I'm very sorry!) The contest will run for the next three days.

2) Follow me at Wendy_Higgins so we're able to DM each other if you win.

3) Tweet: I want to win swag or a copy of Sweet Peril by @Wendy_Higgins! (or something similar - you can be creative and tweet whatever you like about the contest)

4) Include a link to this post.

You only need to post/tweet once to be entered. Then comment on this post to let me know when you've entered - remember to state if you're US or International! (For those of you reading this on Goodreads, come over to my actual blog to comment, please.) :)

This contest will run for three days, ending at 6PM Eastern, Thursday, April 18th. Winners will be announced on my blogsite by Friday morning, April 19th. Winners, please contact me asap with your addresses! Best of luck, everyone!!! Thank you immensely for your excitement and support!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Many of you know that my writing bestie is Nyrae Dawn. We became friends back in our Inkpop days and we've been tight ever since. We beta read every single book for one another. She gets to see all my hideous first drafts. I turn to her when I've got news, when I'm excited, when I'm sad, when I need to vent. She's just awesome. And she's a writing machine. I'm sorta jealous of her mad fast writing skills.

Nyrae and I, Summer 2012

Her upcoming self-published book is a YA contemporary romance called FOUR SUMMERS. I've been critiquing this book as she goes, and it's a sweet coming-of-age story about friendship and love. I hope you'll check it out! :)

Charlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the stars…but inside she yearns for more.

After his freshman year, Nathaniel Chase’s family spends their first summer at The Village. From the beginning Charlotte intrigues him. She’s the girl who always says what’s on her mind, wins at night games, and each time she looks through her telescope, gets lost in the sky.

Over the course of four summers together, Charlotte and Nathaniel become best friends, share firsts, mend broken hearts, protect each other’s secrets, overcome tragedies…fall in love. And say goodbye…

Charlie wants out of The Village. Nate wants her to have her stars. And they dream of being able to do it all together. But life isn’t as easy as their summers.

Each summer is told in alternating points of view between Charlie and Nate. Journey with the pair, and their friends, as they share their story about growing up, discovering who they are, making tough choices, and falling in love again and again.